The cabinet meeting today did not discuss whether there is a need for the Pardons Board to make public its grounds for reducing former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's jail term, said government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi, who is the communications minister, told reporters that the content of the board's discussions is confidential and there was no precedent where the board needed to announce its deliberations.

"As far as I know, the cabinet did not discuss whether...